Ok, i just bought a complete MSD ignition setup off my friend, and i am having a hell of a time trying to find a place to mount the ignition (red box).
I have pretty much concluded that there is no place possible to mount it in the engine bay of a 98 gsr without fabricating some kind of crazy weird bracket system. Sooooo, I will probably put it under my passenger side seat.

And what I was wondering was if the unit itself makes any sort of electric noise. Like a wining or whistling or something like that. I read somewhere that they do emit some sort of sound. Because i really dont want to be constantly hearing this if i do decide to put in inside the car somewhere.

Thanks a lot for your help

 

just drill into your firewall and mount it there.

 

i just did it last night, just drill on firewall u only need the top 2 screws and it will be tight as ****

 

don't put it by the brake booster line.. I place it there and it rubbed the line off. and i was without brake.. It was scary on the freeway..

 

I couldn't mount mine on the firewall because of some stuff in the way and I wanted it to sit flush. So I mounted it here:



I stuck a screw in the top left MSD hole into an airbox screw hole (lol) to hold it down. And for the bottom left, I zip tied the hole to a wire plug next to the ABS. It's wedged between my intake and ABS and it's not going anywhere.

 

did you guys notice any significant changes with your msd ignitions?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by filtereds0ul &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you guys notice any significant changes with your msd ignitions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The MSD ignition creates better combustion for your motor but it's not something that will make significant power gains for it. If you wanted your motor to put out more power go with other upgrades first because MSD would only be beneficial as one of the last upgrades that you should make with your car.

Cheers

 

I got mines mounted same place as that guys one but i made a custom bracket so its on its side instead
Fabrication is the bomb , Try it

 

I looked in my engine bay and held the unit up where that guy mounted his unit, and i might be able to fit it there but it will be tight.

TurboTeG4, can you post a pic of the bracket you made, i think i can fit it on its side but a picture would be most helpful thanks

I was also thinking of mounting it inside the car behind where the cd player is. Will it matter that when the heat is on hot air will be blowing on the unit?

Thanks guys

 

any recent pictures from anyone...?

 

 

i ripped out my cruise control and mounted it there - something about zipties just never really seemed right

 

try mounting it on the inside and just run the wires through the firewall .

 

Move your battery to your trunk...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by frenchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i ripped out my cruise control and mounted it there - something about zipties just never really seemed right</TD></TR></TABLE>I thoguth of that since i already removed my switch, but then its all the way on the other side of the engine bay....and I dont really feel like extending those wires and running them and all that ****. Maybe this will motivate me to mount a new CC switch for those fun 5 hour drives.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JonnyDanger &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">try mounting it on the inside and just run the wires through the firewall . </TD></TR></TABLE>Im seriously considering this. I need to see if there is a point other than the one I used for most of my other electronics to stick the wires through. If not, I guess ill have to get a grommet and drill a hole. Anyone know where to get OEM like grommets that are round, maybe 3/4"?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96 Ls lnTeG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Move your battery to your trunk...</TD></TR></TABLE>Thats a lot of wire to run. Can I juse use the same 4 guage wire from my audio and ground it some where in the trunk? will that work just as good as having it up front?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integra-modder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Im seriously considering this. I need to see if there is a point other than the one I used for most of my other electronics to stick the wires through. If not, I guess ill have to get a grommet and drill a hole. Anyone know where to get OEM like grommets that are round, maybe 3/4"?</TD></TR></TABLE>

im guessin you used the hole by the battery ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JonnyDanger &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

im guessin you used the hole by the battery ? </TD></TR></TABLE>yea, I dont think that I could stick anything else through that hole.

Do you know where to get grommets of that type/quality?

 

Pepboys. I removed my cruise control and routed the gauge sending wires through that hole and used a grommet.

 

Bling Bling.....passangers best keep their feet off my **** or i'll start bustin caps in jiggas. lol jk. i think i might make a custom kick panel on that side to fit my 3 step rev, and 3 step retard boxes. then i can have some fun.

 

i wouldnt mount it in the car beucase the box sometimes makes noises

 

just dont put it too close to the fuel filter. lol

you should be able to fit it on the firewall.

 

hey if you like noise inside your car
like a chatterbug go ahead
not to mention you will lose you AM reception....

make sure you use a good wire loom cause if you dont the wires will
crack and start making contact with any ground...
and that goes for all the msd wiring.....

 

my box makes no noise. i dont have an antenna so i cant test am reception, but im sure i lost most radio stations. i know 2 other people with boxes ni their cars. i never heard of the box makin noises but you cant use nextels while the car is running.

 

stock honda ignitions are sufficient to like 300HP. MSD are really a waste of money unless you want/need the retard features or you need perfectly precise timing.. if your bolt on only your better off buying NGK iridiums, good tension wires and keeping an eye on your cap and rotor... then just advance the timing

 

The MSD ignitions start making noises when the transformer inside the box gets old. Mine made the whining noises as well as everyone else I know who has an msd ignition. I've spoken to an MSD worker through the tech line and he told me that there isn't much you can do about the noise but keep on replacing the transformer. I had mine mounted in the glove box, but it was too loud so I mounted it on the firewall with two screws as well. The only problem with mounting it on the firewall is that my idle was all messed up becasue the box was in the way of my throttle cable. I just ended up taking the ignition out since I don't even need it anyways.